<p> Previous research has demonstrated that collective rumination—dwelling on a provocation with another person—augments aggression relative to individual rumination. The goal of the current study was to (a) extend these findings to <i>displaced aggression</i>, or “taking it out” on an innocent target and (b) examine type of target as a moderator. Participants were provoked, randomly assigned to ruminate either collectively or individually, and subsequently given the opportunity to displace their aggression against in-group, out-group, and no-group control targets. Results indicate that when individually ruminating about a provocation from an out-group member, participants displayed less aggression toward in-group (vs. out-group) targets. In contrast, participants who engaged in collective rumination did not differentiate among targets thus eliminating favorable behavior towards in-group members. Mediation analysis indicated that collective rumination increased negative affect which in turn augmented displaced aggression towards in-group targets. Implications for aggression will be discussed.</p><p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10289770 |
| Date | 10 October 2017 |
| Creators | Gunderson, Christopher A. |
| Publisher | California State University, Long Beach |
| Source Sets | ProQuest.com |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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